Świętoszów

Świętoszów [ śfjen'toszuw ] ( German Neuhammer am Queis ) is a mayor's office the rural community Osiecznica in powiat Boleslawiecki, Lower Silesian Voivodeship in south- western Poland. By 1945, the town belonged to the German Empire.

• 2.1 Structures

History

In the late 19th century the military training ground for the Prussian Army was built near the village. During World War II, the plant was also used as a POW camp for Russian soldiers.

During World War II the camp Stalag VIII -E was built on the training area. It was at first, then later re-populated with Polish and French soldiers with Russian prisoners. In stock at least 50,000 soldiers died of starvation and disease, 200 more were shot by the NKVD when taking the camp.

By 1990, the practice site was a garrison of the Soviet army, and now part of the Polish Army.

German garrison until 1945

The following units were stationed in World War II in Neuhammer

Front troops

• II. / Infanterie-Regiment 49
• IV. / Artillery Regiment 18
• III. / Artillery Regiment 28
• II. / Artillery Regiment 44
• II. / Artillery Regiment 76
• Anti-tank division 8
• Infantry Division Neuhammer
• Battalion Neuhammer.
• Shadow Division Neuhammer
• Panzer Grenadier Battalion Neuhammer
• March battalion z.b.V. 1 Neuhammer
• Spähwagen Battalion Neuhammer
• Landesschützen Battalion 584, 574, 567
• I. / Flak - Regiment 43

Replacement troops

• Sanitary Season
• Construction of replacement u. Training Battalion 28
• Construction pioneer replacement u. Training Battalion 28
• SS Grenadier training u. Replacement Regiment 20

Soviet garrison

• Unknown

Polish garrison after 1992

Culture and sights

Structures

In the village itself there is still the time of German railway station, the Hotel Kaiser - yard of 1915 and the Water Tower and the commander of the garrison Villa.

Water Tower

Hotel Kaiser Hof